College basketball insider Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports has Syracuse in the No. 9 position within the Atlantic Coast Conference ahead of the 2025-26 season, according to his recently published ACC offseason breakdown.
I think Rothstein's assessment is spot on.
First, here is Rothstein's full pecking order of the 18-member ACC:
1. Duke
2. Louisville
3. North Carolina
4. N.C. State
5. Miami
6. Virginia
7. Notre Dame
8. SMU
9. Syracuse
10. Clemson
11. Pittsburgh
12. Georgia Tech
13. Wake Forest
14. Virginia Tech
15. Stanford
16. California
17. Boston College
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